A Monthly Paper for Circulation among the Coloured People of Australasia.

Issued by the Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia, 242 Pitt Street, Sydney

Vol. 12. No. 9 September, 1942

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2 THE AUSTRALIAN EVANGEL September, 1942

Our Message THE POSITION Of THE BELIEVER

IN CHRIST JESUS. We have heard a great deal lately about

our defences and we know it is necessary in wartime to have good defences. And in the Christian life which is always a war-fare we are told in God's word that He is our defender—read Psalm 5: 11.

In John 10 we read the story of the shepherd putting forth his sheep and going in front of them. Christ, as our Shepherd, goes before us all the way.

In Isaiah 52: 12 we read that the Lord God is our rereuard, that is He goes be­hind us.

In Deuteronomy 33: 27 we find that "Underneath and round about are the Everlasting Arms." What a wonderful comfort that has been to many Christians in times of great trouble!

And then the Holy Spirit is sometimes spoken of as One called alongside to help.

As we think about these truths we should be encouraged and strengthened because we are reminded by them of the wonderful position we have when we are Christians. In Christ we live and move and have our being.

Let us remember this at all times and there will be no need to he afraid of any­thing that may happen or of the evil one himself.

"Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the uorld." 1 John 4:4.

2 CORINTHIANS 4 : 8 . The Sunday School Lesson Helps for

our Teachers have just been posted from the College to many of our mission sta­tions. They are for the new quarter— October to December. If you do not usu ally get these Lesson Helps you might like to start getting them now—if so will you write to the Training College, Pindimar, for them? The cost is three­pence each quarter and this covers post­age. Most of our Sunday School teachers use them and the subjects for the Ex­amination each year are taken from them, so it is helpful to have them. There are three different sorts: Senior, for those who have children over 12 in their classes: Junior, for those with children from 8 to 12 years; and Kindergarten, for the tiny tots under 8.

For this new- quarter we are taking some stories from the Old Testament for our lesson. The first one is about the call of Isaiah. He is one of the most important Bible characters. He was given a wonder­ful vision of the terrible need of the world. This is what we all need. It would spur us on when we are likely to become dis­couraged and there comes a time to most

Sunday School teachers when we arc in­clined to become downhearted and won­der "Is it worth while going on teach-ing?"

Here is a little story to illustrate this. It was told by the great Evangelist Moody.

"1 heard once of a man who dreamed that he was swept into heaven and he was there in the glory world, and oh, he was so delighted to think that he had at last got there. And all at once someone came and said, 'Come, 1 want to show you something.'

"And he took him to a place and said 'Look down there, what do you see?' 'I see a very dark world.' 'Look and see if you know it.' 'Why, yes,' he said, 'that is the world I have come from.'

" 'What else can you see?" 'Why, men are blindfolded there, many of them are going over a cliff.'

" 'Well, will you stay here and enjoy heaven, or will'you go back to earth and spend a little longer time there and tell those men about this place?'

"He was a Christian worker who had been discouraged. He awoke from his sleep and said, 'I have never wished myself dead since.' "

A Lost Bible. Here is a true story of a lost Bible. When I was going to the Reserve one

Sunday I dropped my Bible in the main street and did not miss it until the meet­ing started. You may be sure I prayed about it. for God would enable me to get it again 1 was sure. After the service I came back to the town but could not find it any­where.

This is what happened: A Memorial Service was being held in one of the churches in town and the lady next door was going. Her brother-in-law, who lived at the other end of the town, was going too. On his way down, he picked up my Bible and took it to his sister-in-law.

At his home was an ex-Salvation Army Commandant, and while she was away at church the table was set for her and my Bible placed between the knife and fork. She was very puzzled about it and wond­ered why her landlady had put a strange Bible on the table. When she turned the pages she found my name and wrote a note, slipping it under our door as we were still on the Reserve.

When we came home we found the note which read: "Your Bible is found. Will bring it in in the morning. Praise the Lord." Very puzzled about it all, we waited next morning for her to call. When she came I rushed for my Bible and she

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Old Folks Page You seem very happy to-day, Grannie, What was that chorus you were singing? "Since Jesus came into my heart!" Sing it again, Grannie. They are beautiful words, aren't they?

"Since Jesus came into my heart, Since Jesus came into my heart, Floods of joy o'er my soul like the sea-billows roll, Since Jesus came into my heart."

Yes, it does make us feel happy when we sing. It makes you feel light, and just like running and jumping, does

it Joe? That is just how Jesus wants us to be. When our burden of sin has been rolled away, we ought to feel light—just the way you described the feeling—like water bubbling up inside, around your heart.

That is how Jesus said those who believed on Him would feel. These are the words, in St. John's Gospel, chapter 4, verse 14: "The water that I shall give him shall be in him, a well of water, springing up into everlasting l i fe."

By "the water," Jesus meant His Holy Spirit, which He gives to all who believe on Him, and He makes them so happy, they feel like singing.

But the Devil hates to hear us singing, and he tries to get us down in the dumps, so he comes along with some of his tempta­tions, and we get unhappy. A good chorus to sing then is—

"Down in the dumps I'll never go, That's where the Devil keeps me low; So I'll sing with all my might, and keep my armour bright, But down in the dumps I'll never go."

If you do not know the tune, then say the words over and over again, and you will soon begin to feel happy.

We read in the Bible about the people of God who won a big battle against their enemies, when they began to sing praises to God. When their enemies came up to kill them, the leader of God's people chose some men who would sing praises to God, and as soon as they began to sing and to praise, their enemies were killed.

God says in the Bible a lot about singing. In Ephesians 5, 18-20, He says: "Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord. Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,"

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A.I.M. Sunday School Exam., held June 27th, 1942 SHIELD COMPETITION

Winner of Shield Palm Island School 8 1 % 2nd Place Cowra School 80% 3rd Place Woorabinda School 79% 4th Place Cherbourg School 78%

(Actual percentages: 80.8; 79.6; 78.9; 78.3 respectively.)

1st Prize— 2nd Prize— 3rd Prize— Honours—

1st Prize— 2nd P r i z e -Pass—

1st Prize— 2nd Prize— 3rd Prize— Honours—

Pass—

TEACHERS' DIVISION

Miss H. Brown, Yass 92 Marks Mrs. T. Collins. Cherbourg 90 Mr. C. Charles. Darlington Point . 88 Mrs. T. Demlin, Cherbourg 85 Miss D. Johnson. Menindee 80 Miss B. McDonald, Cowra 80 Miss E. Browning, Fingal Point 77 Miss G. Ferguson. Walgett 75 Mr. W. Phillips, Cherbourg 75 Mrs. F. Slabb, Fingal Point 75

SENIOR DIVISION

Rosetta Sullivan, Woorabinda 87 Marks Myra Logan. Cherbourg 75 „ Jim Holt. Cherbourg 65 .,

INTERMEDIATE "A" DIVISION

Sylvia Ingram, Cowra 93 Marks Roy Williams, Cowra 89 „ Lily Carter, Cowra 87 „ Dorothy Fisher, Cherbourg 86 „ Lissing Williams, Cherbourg 84 n

Daphne Kennedy, Walgett 79 t<

Claude Williams, Cowra 79 n Phyllis Morgan, Balranald 76 Peggy Jumbo, Palm Island 75 Flo Chambers, Cherbourg 71 Hazel Ingham, Palm Island 70 Arthur Williams, Darlington Point 70 „ Lily Millar, Herberton 69 „ Beth Williams, Menindee 67

INTERMEDIATE " B " DIVISION

1st Prize— Jessie Hegarty, Cherbourg 92 2nd Prize— Evelyn Walker, Palm Island 89 3rd Prize— Archie Smallwood, Palm Island 87 4th Prize— Rene McPherson, Woorabinda 86 Honours— June Murray, Cowra . . 85

„ Elvie Beckett, Cherbourg 84 „ Thelma Hughes, Palm Island 84 ,, Margaret Sloan, Condobolin 84 „ Lenice Solomon, Cherbourg 83 „ Joyce Wallace, Cowra 83 „ John Browning, Fingal Point 78

Rachel Lacey, Cherbourg 78 „ Jack Malone, Cherbourg 77 ,, Cyril Muir, Cummeragunja-Barmah 77 „ Jim Bamblett, Cowra , , 75

Marks

1st Prize— 2nd Prize-3rd Prize-4th Prize-Honours—

Pas

Pass— Daisy Cooper, Cummeragunja-Barmah 73 „ Henry Fay, Fingal Point 73 „ Rudolph Johnson. Menindee 73 „

t< Rene Parkinson, Herberton 66 „ Leslie Coe, Cowra 65 „

„ Dolly Free, Palm Island 65 „ Vera Thomas. Condobolin 65 „ Rodney Smith, Palm Island 64 „ Ellen Yettica, Fingal Point 64 „ Sadie Purcell, Cherbourg 59 „

'„ Muriel Bulliman. Walgett 54 „ Greta Miles. Fingal Point 50

ADVANCED JUNIOR "A" DIVISION

George Bell. Cherbourg 85 Marks Eva Yarry. Palm Island 83 „ Chrissie Edwards, Cherbourg 30 Lemick Browning, Billinudgel 79 Ruth Duncan. Cherbourg 78 Winnie Marti. Palm Island 76 May Daisey, Palm Island 75 Joe Hegarty, Cherbourg 75 Rose Whiting, Cowra 75 Sophie Briar, Condobolin 74 Melda Daisy, Woorabinda 74 Joan Dickson, Yass 74 Lyle Goolagong, Condobolin 74 Gwen Rotumah, Fingal Point 74 Eunice Browning. Fingal Point 73 Sadie Fisher, Cherbourg 73 Doreen Johnson. Condobolin 73 „ Dulcie Johnson. Condobolin 72 ,, Alfred Rotumah, Fingal Point 72 Ethel Georgetown. Cherbourg 71 Doreen Punch. Woorabinda 70 Estella Doolan. Woorabinda 69 ,, John Moulbong. Condobolin 69 ., Patsy Slockee, Fingal Point 69 Betty Williams, Darlington Point . . 61 Harry Kelly, Menindee 57 „

ADVANCED JUNIOR "B" DIVISION

1st Prize— Olive Alley, Palm Island 94 Marks 2nd Prize— Laura Edwards. Balranald 90 „ 3rd Prize— George Ryan, Palm Island 89 4th Prize— Athalie Rotumah, Fingal Point 82 „ Honours— Joyce Turkey, Palm Island 81

„ Gloria Briar. Cowra 80 Chrissie Yettica. Parry*s Estate 80

„ Eric Murphy. Cherbourg 78 „ Teddy Goolagong. Yass 77

Mabel Langlo. Woorabinda 76 Ernest Phillips, Fingal Point 76 „

„ Noel Williams, Cowra 76 „ Pass Doris Gee Gee, Cherbourg 73

John Slabb. Parry's Estate 73 „ Shirley Lalor, Sydney 72 „

„ Samuel Simpson. Cowra 68 „ ,, Eileen Sutton. Parry's Estate 67 „

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YOUNG FOLKS Results of July Competitions.

CLASS 1. 1st Prize: Cousin John Browning, Fingal

Point. 2nd Prize: Cousin Joan Bright, Condo-

bolin. Stars: Shirley Lalor, Sydney. Billy Wil­

liams, Darlington Point. Eunice Browning, Henry Fay, Gwen Rotumah, Molly Slockee, Ellen Yettica. Fingal Point. Phyllis Mor­gan, Laura Edwards, Balranald. Doreen Johnson. Sophie Briar, Condobolin. Cyril Muir, Boydy Turner, Barmah. Rudolph Johnson, Harry Charles, Beth Williams, Bella Biggs, Menindee. Oliver Sampson, Willie Charles, Cyril Hamilton, Moonah Cullah.

CLASS 2. 1st Prize: Cousin Nellie Cobbo, Cher­

bourg. 2nd Prize: Cousin Leo Charles, Menin­

dee. Stars: Leslie Williams, Bessie Williams,

Lawrence Bond, Mema Hegarty, Doris Gee Gee, Nancy Chambers, Eileen Jacobs, Hea­ther Meredith, Cherbourg. Freddy Murray, Allan Skinner, Stanley Williams, Menin­dee. John Hamilton, Wesley Day, Moonah Cullah. Melva Walsh, Merle Charles, Tommy Dunolly, Watson Atkinson, Geve Bux, Agnes Turner, Cummeragunja Bar­mah. Betty Barlow, Condobolin. Harold Kirby, Norma Clayton, Daisy Murray. Gwen Kirby, Balranald. Olga Slabb, Amelia Rotumah, Rosie Morton, Ruth Currie, Marie Phillips, Betty Browning, Fingal Point.

Awards for Six Stars: Billy Williams, Darlington Point; Harold Kirby, Balran­ald; Doreen Johnson, Condobolin; Geve Bux, Melva Walsh, Cummeragunja Bar­mah; Willie Charles, Moonah Cullah.

New Competitions. CLASS 1. (11 Years and Over)

If you've ever read about a farm in the Bible, you will know what these jumbled names are at once. I want you to send me a list of the names properly re-arranged and tell me where I can read about one of them in the Bible.

Y A H ; N E X O; N A R B; H A T W E ; H O G P U L ;

R A N M E G.

CLASS 2. (Under 11 years) In 1 Samuel chapter 17 we read about

a war and about a father telling his son to carry cheese to one of the captains in the army. Who was the boy? Write out the first part of the verse.

Send your answers to Cousin Evangel, A.I.M. Pindimar, N.S.W.. before the end of October,

Births. Naylor.—June 27, 1942, to Mr. and Mrs.

H. Naylor, at Walcha, a son, Alistair An­thony.

Wise.—August 4, 1942, to Mr. and Mrs. R. Wise, a daughter, Kathleen. Born in Balranald Hospital.

Higgins.—August 6, 1942, to Mr. and Mrs. T. Higgins, of Balranald, a daughter.

Glass.—August 28. 1942, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Glass, of Cowra, a daughter, Mary Agnes.

Dedications. At Ingalba: August 16, 1942, Euston

Dixon, Malcolm Dixon, Kenneth Firmer. Mervyn Firmer, James Campbell, Alex­ander Campbell, Kathleen Campbell, Cyril Campbell, Robert Campbell.

At Balranald: August 16, 1942, Josuah Stephen Kirby.

At Walcha: August 30, 1942, Alistair Anthony Naylor.

At Yass: Kathleen Little, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Little, of Pudman, now of Yass.

Marriages. Duval-Widders.—April 14, 1942, at Wal­

cha. Jean Widders to John Duval. Morris-Wright.—April 18, 1942, at Wal­

cha, Mary Wright to Ernest Morris. Laurence-Treulynn.—April 23, 1942, at

Walcha, M. Joan Trewlynn to William Lawrence.

Morris-Munro.—April 30. 1942, at Wal­cha. M. E. Retta Munro to Thomas Morris.

McCatl-Dixon —August 15, 1942, at Ing­alba. Christina Dixon to James McCall.

Deaths. Little.—Gilbert Little, son of Mr. and

Mrs. A. Little, of Pudman, in Yass Hos­pital of Gastric Influenza, at the age of 3.5 years.

Podham.—In June, at Yass Hospital, husband of Mrs. Lennie Podham and father of Henry, also uncle of Nesbit Connolly.

Lockuood.—July 27, 1942, Mrs. Lock-wood, at Walcha.

Egans.— August 7, 1942, Baby William (Bill) son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Egans, of Moulamein, in Balranald Hospital. "Asleep in Jesus."

Merritt.— August 13, 1942, Margaret Anne, 5 weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt, of Cowra.

Russell.—August 23, Daisy, wife of Harold Russell, of Yass, in Sydney Hos­pital.

(Continued from page 2) was just as excited as I was, and she told us the above story.

Prayer not only moves God to do the seemingly impossible but also to reveal His fatherly interest in the seemingly small happenings of the Christian's walk

HOYA BROWN,

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Pass— Joan Bright, Condobolin 62 „ „ Viola Button, Cherbourg 59 „ „ Adelaide Rosser, Palm Island 58 „ „ Mollie Slockee, Fingal Point 54 „ „ Fred Ferguson, Walgett 50 „

JUNIOR "A" DIVISION 1st Prize— Beryl Dickson, Yass 90 Marks 2nd Prize— Lawrence, Bond, Cherbourg)

Gwen Hill, Woorabinda ) Equal 85 „ 4th Prize— Lyle Browning, Billinudgel 84 „ Honours— Olga Slabb, Fingal Point 83 „

„ Percy Bell, Cherbourg 82 „ „ Leslie Williams, Cherbourg 81 „ „ Beryl Daisey, Palm Island 79 „ „ Agnes Charles, Cummeragunja-Barmah 77 „

Melva Mate Mate, Woorabinda 77 Dorothy Marti, Palm Island 75

Pass— George Fay. Fingal Point 72 „ ., Gladys Langlo, Woorabinda 71 „ „ Bonnie Brady, Palm Island 70 „ „ Coral Sloan, Condobolin . 69 „ „ Georgina McPherson, Woorabinda 67 „ Nellie Cobbo, Cherbourg 63 „ „ Helen Russell, Yass 63 ,. „ Gloria Thomas, Condobolin 62 „ „ Violet Smith, Cherbourg 57 „ „ Lorna Purcell. Cherbourg 55 „

Philip Carroll, Yass 50 „

JUNIOR "B" DIVISION 1st Prize— babel Bundi, Cherbourg )

Jean Walker, Woorabinda ) Equal 95 Marks 3rd Prize— Iris Mapoon, Palm Island 93 4lh Prize— Ellen Anderson, Palm Island 92 „ Honours— Phyllis Bond, Cherbourg 91

Barbara Edwards, Cherbourg 91 „ Joan Hinton, Sydney 91 „ „ • Norman Bird, Cherbourg 90 „ „ Dana Fogarty, Woorabinda 90 „ „ Monica Browning, Billinudgel 89 „ „ Bessie Williams, Cherbourg 89 „ „ Betty Browning, Fingal Point 88 „ „ Rupert Atkinson, Cummeragunja Barmah 87 „ „ Heather Meredith, Cherbourg 86 „

Eileen Jacobs, Cherbourg 80 „ Merna Hegarty, Cherbourg 76 „

Marie Phillips, Fingal Point 76 „ Rosie Morton, Fingal Point "5

p a s s _ Queen Connolly, Yass 61 „ „ Lennie Parkinson, Herberton 50 „

ORAL DIVISION 1st Prize— Barbara Jackson, Moonah Cullah 86 Marks 2nd Prize— Joan Davis, Sydney 78 3rd Prize— Lindsay Connolly, Yass 68 Pass— John Dennis, Walgett 60

Alf Dodd, Walgett 60 „ Eric Bell, Walgett 55 „

These are the marks of those who sat from Walcha. Their missionary was away during June and he held the exam, late so their results were not ready when the lists were sent to the printer and could not be included above:

Teachers' Division: Mrs. J. Munro, 75 Marks. Senior Division: Isabel Naylor, 69; Esma Wright, 50. Intermediate A" Division: Ronald Munro, 50. Intermediate "B" Division: Herbert Naylor 56, Charles Munro 50. Advanced Junior "A" Division: Her­bert Wright 64. Advanced Junior "B" Division: Percy Davis 60, Betty Morris 50. Junior "A" Division: Lavis Wright 65, Doris Kim 62. Oral Division: Lewis Wright 60, Vera Morris 55, Gwen Widders 55.

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CONCLUSION OF EXAMINATION RESULTS.

Esther and Claudia Huckley, daughters of our missionaries on Palm Island, won special prizes with 92 and 93 marks, and Neville Krause, son of the schoolmaster there, also won a prize with 94 marks.

These boys and girls also tried very hard but did not get 50 marks: Keith Bulliman, Wilfred Connolly, Reba Carroll, Vera Widders, Isabel Green, Donald Naylor.

We suggest you put these results on your Notice Board in your church and under­line the names belonging to your Sunday School.

OUR SERIAL STORY

C A R O L A Chapter 25.

The cloud that had settled on the Grange at Hazelmount when Carola left it still brooded over it. Philip Arnold had grown gloomy; the boyish tenderness of his manner towards his mother had passed into reserve, and he no longer came in from the farm or the market with cheery gossip to tell her. He continued always dutiful and gentle to her but there was not the open confidence of former days be­tween them. He could not speak of the one thing closest to his heart. They never mentioned Carola, though they were always thinking of her, and this silence made it difficult to speak freely on any other sub­ject.

Some months after Philip's vain visit to London, in a half-hearted search after Carola, something took place at Hazel-mount which was altogether unexpected. Mrs. Stewart, the owner of Hazelmount Park, died abroad, leaving Hazelmount to her nephew, Captain Bentley, who was an utter stranger to them all. The Hall had been shut up for several years, and Mr. Arnold, as the agent for the estate, had held a position of authority and influence. But now the new landlord came down im­mediately after his aunt's death and took possession, remaining at the Hall, which he quickly filled with servants from London; and very soon afterwards he announced to Mr. Arnold his intention of making one of his own people the agent for the estate.

"He's a man with a stubborn will of his own," said Mr. Arnold, after he had told his wife of this fresh arrangement, "and it will lead him into difficulties that he doesn't foresee. He has given all his farmers notice to leave—even me—and there are some that will leave their farms on his hands, and hell have to take a lower rent for them, and maybe get a set of poor men that will starve the ground. He has as good a set of farmers as any in the country, and his rents are high. Why can't he leave well alone?"

"We could never leave our farm." replied Mrs. Arnold.

"Oh, no, no!" he said with a hearty laugh; "it's more a matter of form. Think of turning Arnold of Hazelmount away! It's only a step towards making a fresh valuation, and our farm is worth double what it was thirty years ago. But hell give me nothing to compensate for the time and toil and money I've put into the soil."

"Can we afford i t?" she asked anxiously.

"Oh, yes!" he answered. "I don't say we can't pay double rent; but there are other farmers that won't, and it will make a difference to the country-side if we get a lot of new neighbours. And it will make it heavier by-and-by for Philip; and who knows what Philip's son may have to pay by the time it comes into his hands?"

"You are looking far ahead," said Philip.

"No farther than my grandfather looked." he continued; "if old families like ours don't look ahead, they must go to the wall sooner or later."

There was great commotion throughout the whole neighbourhood. Those fanners who thought they paid too much rent pre­pared to leave their farms but Mr. Arnold did not give much thought to his own position. He was ready to pay a double rent if it came to that.

(To be continued).

News of Others.

Mr. and Mrs. Cormier. Native Mission­aries, are at present spending a holiday at Menindee. They are lull of praise to God for undertaking for them and providing helpers on the long journey from Tennant Creek.

Stephen ( who is lame.) . Tyrrel and Kitty and Judy Native Workers in the Katherine district in the Northern Territory are still carrying on the Lord's work there. Stephen wrote recently to Mr. Long telling him how they have been meeting to sing and pray and worship God whenever they can. He says that old King Charlie, senior deacon at Katherine is still serving the Lord, though he is old now and becoming feeble.

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